Agreement of lease for the lives of Evan Richard (aged 38), Mary his wife (aged 39) and Margaret their daughter (aged 8) for 10s annual rent dated 25 Mar 1840; Henry Leach, his wife Mary and their son Francis Edwards Leach, to Evan Richards; Quarter of an acre of land at Craig, Llangiwg (not further described) to be fenced and a house built upon it; Endorsed: (House no.) 87; K10

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Cilybebyll Estate PapersD/D Cil

Section 1: Records From The Family Estate OfficeDD Cil/1/hub

Agreements And Leases of Properties In Cilybebyll ParishDD Cil/1/1/hub

Conveyance of Land In The Parish of Llandeilo TalybontDD Cil/1/2/hub

Agreements And Leases of Properties In Llangiwg ParishDD Cil/1/3/hub

Agreement to lease for the lives of Wenllian (aged 6), Ann (aged 4) and Mary (aged 2), daughters of David Jenkins, for £1 annual rent, dated 5 June 1830; Henry Leach of Cilybebyll Place, esq., to David Jenkins of Llangiwg; Half an acre of land at Craig, Llangiwg, to be fenced, and a house to be built upon it ; Endorsed: "No on house: 17; no. 61; no. 12"D/D Cil 1/14

Agreement to lease for the lives of Alexander Williams (aged 30), Hester his wife (aged 23) and Thomas their son (aged 2) for £1 1s annual rent, dated 10 June 1830; Henry Leach of Cilybebyll Place, esq., to Alexander Williams; Half an acre of land at Craig, Llangiwg (not further described) to be fenced and a house built upon it; Endorsed: "No on the house: 16; no. 63; no. 14"D/D Cil 1/15

Agreement and counterpart agreement to lease for the lives of John Morgan (aged 37), John his son (aged 6) and Wenllian his daughter (aged 3) for £1 annual rent dated 15 June 1831; Henry Leach of Cilybebyll Place, esq., to John Morgan of Craigarrow, Llangiwg; Half an acre of land at Craig, Llangiwg, (not further described), to be fenced and a house built upon it; Endorsed: "No on house: 14; no. 69; no. 15"D/D Cil 1/16/1-2

Agreement to lease for the lives of Evan (aged 8), William (aged 6) and Mary (aged 4), children of Edward Bevan, for £1 annual rent dated 8 Feb. 1832; Henry Leach of Cilybebyll Place, esq., to Edward Bevan; Half an acre of land at Craig, Llangiwg (not further described) to be fenced and a house built there; Endorsed: (House no.) 20; no. 53; no. 4D/D Cil 1/17

Agreement to lease for the lives of Rachel (aged 39), John (aged 10) and Mary (aged 8), wife and children of Charles Davis for £1 annual rent dated 8 Feb. 1832; Henry Leach of Cilybebyll Place, esq., to Charles Davis of Craig Llangiwg; Half an acre of land at Craig, Llangiwg (not further described) to be fenced and a house built there; Endorsed: (House no.) 19; no. 56; no. 7D/D Cil 1/18

Agreement to lease for the lives of John Lewis (aged 25), Wenllian his wife (aged 27), and John their son (aged 1) for £1 annual rent, dated 8 Feb. 1832; Henry Leach of Cilybebyll Place, esq., to John Lewis; Half an acre of land at Craig, Llangiwg (not further described) to be fenced and a house built there; Endorsed: (House no) 3; no. 54; no. 5D/D Cil 1/19

Agreement to lease for the lives of Thomas Griffith (aged 22), Alice his wife (aged 23), and John Griffith his brother (aged 10) for £1 annual rent dated 25 Aug. 1834; Henry Leach of Cilybebyll Place, esq., to Thomas Griffith of Craig Llangiwg; Half an acre of land at Craig, Llangiwg (not further described), to be fenced and a house built there; Endorsed: (House no) 23; no. 59; no. 10D/D Cil 1/20

Agreement of lease for the lives of Evan Richard (aged 38), Mary his wife (aged 39) and Margaret their daughter (aged 8) for 10s annual rent dated 25 Mar 1840; Henry Leach, his wife Mary and their son Francis Edwards Leach, to Evan Richards; Quarter of an acre of land at Craig, Llangiwg (not further described) to be fenced and a house built upon it; Endorsed: (House no.) 87; K10D/D Cil 1/21

Agreement to lease for the lives of Esther Evans (aged 10), John Jones (aged 9), her cousin, and Sara Jones (aged 7) his sister, for £2 annual rent, dated 4 June 1843; Henry Leach, Mary his wife and Francis Edwards Leach his son, to Owen Evans of Llwynmidw; Piece of land near the parish church of Llangiwg, with a house called the Maindy built on it, and the garden belonging to it, for the purpose of building another house; Endorsed: (House no.) 50; no. 1D/D Cil 1/22

Agreement to lease for the lives of Levi Owens (aged 29), Esther his wife (aged 27), and David their son (aged 8 months) for £1 annual rent, dated 17 Apr. 1847; Henry Leach, Mary his wife and Francis Edwards Leach his son, to Levi Evans of Llangiwg, tailor; Half an acre of land, part of Craig Llangiwg, on which Levi Evans has built a house; Includes a note of subsequent assignments of lease: Levi Owen to David Davies, grocer, of Pontardawe, 2 Dec. 1858; David Davies to Howell John, farmer, of Ynysderw, 6 May 1861; Howell John to James Thomas of Graigllangiwg, labourer, 16 Oct. 1866; Endorsed: No. 57; no. 8D/D Cil 1/23

Agreement to lease for the lives of Gwenllian (aged 15), Mary (aged 13) and John (aged 10), daughters and nephew of John Williams, for £1 annual rent dated 22 May 1847; Francis Edwards Leach of Cilybebyll Place, esq., to John Williams of Bettws, Carmarthenshire; Land (80p), part of Pencaedu Farm in the parish of Llangiwg, on which John Williams has built a house; Endorsed "No. 68; no. 20"D/D Cil 1/24

Agreement to lease for the lives of William (aged 17), Mary (aged 13) and Anne (aged 5), children of the lessee, for £1 7s 6d annual rent, dated 8 June 1847; Francis Edwards Leach of Cilybebyll Place, esq., to David Williams of Llangiwg; Land (90p), part of Turybont Farm in the parish of Llangiwg, on which a house was built by Hopkin Hopkins of Pencaedu; Endorsed: "No. 69"D/D Cil 1/25

Agreement to lease for 60 years for £1 10s annual rent dated 29 Sept. 1850; Francis Edwards Lloyd of Cilybebyll Place, esq., to John Davies of Cilybebyll; Piece of land, part of the Tucking Mill Croft, in Llangiwg parish, measuring 20 perches, for the purpose of building a house; Endorsed: "No. 82, no. 14"D/D Cil 1/26

Counterpart lease for 39 years from 25 Mar 1851 for £1 2s annual rent dated 12 Sept. 1851; Francis Edwardes Lloyd of Cilybebyll Place, esq., to William John of Llangiwg, labourer; Half an acre of land at Craig Llangiwg, on which certain houses have been built by the lessee, not further described; Endorsed: "No. 51; no. 2D/D Cil 1/27

Agreement to lease for 60 years for £1 5s annual rent dated 29 Sept. 1851; Francis Edwardes Lloyd of Cilybebyll Place, esq., to Thomas Griffiths of Llangiwg, mason; Piece of land, part of the Tucking Mill Croft, in the parish of Llangiwg, measuring 7 1/2p, not further described, for the purpose of building a house; Endorsed: "No. 80; no. 12"D/D Cil 1/28

Agreement to lease for 60 years for 25s annual rent dated 29 Sept. 1851; Francis Edwardes Lloyd of Cilybebyll Place, esq., to Griffith Howells of Pontardawe, publican; Piece of land measuring 7 1/2p, part of the Tucking Mill Croft, in the parish of Llangiwg, not further described, for the purpose of building a house; Endorsed: "No. 81; no. 13"D/D Cil 1/29

Lease for 60 years from 25 Mar 1851 for £1 10s annual rent dated 25 Mar 1852; Francis Edwardes Lloyd of Cilybebyll Place, esq., to Alexander Williams of Pontardawe, collier; Piece of land measuring 16p, formerly a garden, part of Ynisgelynen Farm, now with a house in the process of being built on it, in the parish of LlangiwgD/D Cil 1/30

Agreement and counterpart agreement to lease for 60 years for £1 annual rent dated 8 Sept. 1853; Francis Edwardes Lloyd of Cilybebyll Place, esq., to John Williams of Craig Trebanws, collier; Piece of land, part of a farm called Ynisgelynen in the village of Pontardawe, measuring 15p, in the parish of Llangiwg, for the purpose of building a house; Endorsed: "No. 85; no. 17)D/D Cil 1/31/1-2

Counterpart lease for 60 years from 25 Dec. 1853 for £1 annual rent dated 25 Mar 1854; Francis Edwardes Lloyd of Cilybebyll House, esq., to John Bowen of Pontardawe, mason; Piece of land, part of the Tucking Mill Croft, measuring 81 feet in depth by 52 feet in frontage and 50 feet behind, between the road from Pontardawe to Neath on the east, the River Clydach to the west, and premises let to Hopkin Walters and Rees Alexander to the north and south respectively; Includes plan; Endorsed: "No. 94"D/D Cil 1/32

Lease for 60 years from 29 Sept. 1855 for £1 annual rent dated 25 Mar 1855; Francis Edwardes Lloyd of Cilybebyll Place, esq., to John Williams of Pontardawe, miner; Land measuring 13p, part of Ynisygullynan Farm in the parish of Llangiwg, situated on the northern side of the road from Pontardawe to Neath, between land of the lessor and Mr Jacob Lewis, for building; Includes plan; Enclosed: 1. agreement for building lease dated 25 Sept. 1863, parties as above, for a house to be built on part of the above property, including plan 2. Correspondence relating to dilapidations and repairs needed to nos. 106, 107, 108, 109, 113 and 114 Herbert Street, Pontardawe, 1915D/D Cil 1/33/1-3

Lease (copy and duplicate copy) for the lives of David Gibbs of Killhendra Vach aged 61, Jane Jones his niece aged 28 and Mary daughter of Hopkin Gibbs aged 28, from 25 Mar 1856, for £2 annual rent, dated 29 May 1856; Francis Edwardes Lloyd of Cilybebyll Place, esq., to David Gibbs of Cilhendre, Cilybebyll, farmer; Land (1a) at Craig Llangiwg in the parish of Llangiwg, on which cottages have been built by the lessee, not further describedD/D Cil 1/34/1-2

Lease for 60 years from the death of Evan Griffiths, nominee in an existing lease for lives, for £10 annual rent dated 12 May 1857; Francis Edwardes Lloyd of Cilybebyll Place, esq., to John Davies of Pontardawe, victualler; House called the Coopers' Arms, Pontardawe, with the two cottages belonging to it, situated at the bridge of the Neath Road over the Swansea Canal; Includes plan; Enclosed: Letter referring to the above property, stating that it was later known as the Tower House, currently as Worcester Stores, Herbert Street, Pontardawe, dated 4 Dec. 1923D/D Cil 1/35

Counterpart lease for 60 years from 25 Mar 1852 for 10s annual rent dated 28 Dec. 1857; Francis Edwardes Lloyd of Cilybebyll Place, esq., to Levi Owen of Llangiwg, grocer; Two pieces of land measuring 24p and 7p, part of Llwyn Mudw Isha in the parish of Llangiwg, at the bridge of the Swansea Road over a stream called Nant Cwm Shon; Includes plan; Enclosed: Licence to assign to Moses Powell of Pontardawe, weaver, parties as above, dated 22 Sept. 1858; also list of further assignments: Moses Powell to W. Whittington 13 July 1865; W. Whittington to D. Richards and Richard Richards, n.d.; D. Richards and Richard Richards to Wm. Lewis of Velin Manerch, 27 May 1872; Wm. Lewis to Wm. Powell, 28 May 1872D/D Cil 1/36/1-2

Counterpart lease for 60 years from 29 Sept. 1857 for £4 annual rent dated 26 Mar 1858; Francis Edwardes Lloyd of Cilybebyll Place, esq., to Charles Smith of Cilybebyll Cottage, timber merchant; Land (40p) part of Tyrbont, in the parish of Llangiwg, bounded by the road from Neath to Pontardawe to the south and by the Swansea canal to the east; Includes planD/D Cil 1/37

Agreement to lease for 99 years from 25 Mar 1859 for £1 4s annual rent dated 25 Mar 1859; Frances Edwardes Lloyd of Cilybebyll Place, esq., to William Williams of Pontardawe, assorter; Land (12p) at Pontardawe, part of Cae Pandy, with covenant to build a house, situated near the junction of the Old Road and the road from Pontardawe to Neath; Includes planD/D Cil 1/38

Agreement to lease for 90 years form 25 Mar 1860 for £1 10s annual rent dated 10 July 1860; Francis Edwardes Lloyd and Herbert Lloyd of Cilybebyll Place, esqs., to John Lewis junior of Pontardawe, collier; Land (10p) at Pontardawe, known as the Crown, with power to build a house there, situated on the south side of the road from Swansea to Brecon; Includes planD/D Cil 1/39

Counterpart lease for 95 years from 25 Mar 1861 for £2 18s annual rent dated 26 Apr. 1861; Francis Edwardes Lloyd and Herbert Lloyd of Cilybebyll Place, esq., to Jacob Lewis of Ynisygelynen, esq.; Land (29p) part of Ynisygelynen Farm, Pontardawe, for building two houses, situated on the road from Pontardawe to NeathD/D Cil 1/40

Agreement to lease for 99 years from 25 Mar 1863 for £1 annual rent dated 25 Sept. 1863; Francis Edwardes Lloyd and Herbert Lloyd of Cilybebyll Place, esqs., to John Bowen of Alltwen, quarryman; Land (45p) at Craig Llangiwg with power to build two houses, situated to the south of the Craig and on a lane leading westwards; Includes planD/D Cil 1/41

Copy lease for 60 years from 25 Mar 1852 for £1 10s annual rent dated 2 Apr. 1864; Francis Edwardes Lloyd and Herbert Lloyd of Cilybebyll Place, esqs., to William Jenkins of Clydach, collier; Land (15p) part of Ynisygelynen Farm, situated at Pontardawe, not further describedD/D Cil 1/42

Lease for 21 years from 29 Sept. 1872 for £50 annual rent dated 1 Oct. 1872; Herbert Lloyd of Plâs Cilybebyll, esq., to Owen Evans of Llwynmedw, farmer; Tenement farm called Llwynmedw Uchaf, in the parish of Llangiwg, measuring 76a 2r 3p, with power to erect a cowhouse costing no less than £50; Endorsed: 1. Assignment of lease, property as above, dated 5 May 1873, Owen Evans to Daniel Jenkins of Llwynmedw Uchaf, farmer; 2. Assignment of lease, property as above, dated Dec. 1885 (day left blank), Daniel Jenkins to David Jones of Llwynmedw Uchaf, farmerD/D Cil 1/43

Agreement and counterpart agreement to lease for 99 years from 29 Sept. 1877 for £4 6s annual rent dated 4 June 1878; Herbert Lloyd of Cilybebyll Place, esq., to David Rees of the Porter's Stores, Pontardawe, beerhouse keeper; Land (43p) at the junction of Arthur Street and George Street, Pontardawe, with power to erect three dwelling houses; Includes planD/D Cil 1/44/1-2

Lease for 99 years from 25 Mar 1895 for £4 8s annual rent dated 5 Apr. 1895; Herbert Lloyd of Plâs Cilybebyll, esq., to Hopkin Jones of Craig Llangiwg, labourer; Land (138p) part of Llwynmedw Issaf Farm, in the parish of Llangiwg, with an old cottage built thereon, and power to build two additional cottages there, situated on the north side of the road to Ynismedw; Includes planD/D Cil 1/45

Surrender of leasehold premises, dated 5 Jan 1910; Messrs. W. Gilbertson & Co. Ltd. of Pontardawe, to Herbert Lloyd of Plâs Cilybebyll, esq.; Lands, residences, works etc. called the Pontardawe Tinplate Works and residences and buildings occupied therewith in the parishes of Llangyfelach and Llangiwg, part of Ynisderw farm in the parish of LlangyfelachD/D Cil 1/46

Release dated 31 Dec. 1931; (i) The Representative Body of the Church in Wales; (ii) Edward Trevor of Bridgewater, Somerset, esq. and Joseph Edward Gwyn Moore-Gwyn of Liss, Hampshire; (iii) John Herbert Purdon Lloyd of Plâs Cilybebyll, esq.; Yearly stipend payable of the impropriate tithes of the parish of LlangiwgD/D Cil 1/47

Merger (with two duplicates) dated 11 Jan 1934: deed poll of John Herbert Purdon Lloyd of Plâs Cilybebyll, that the tithe rent-charges on lands called Gelly Luca Fach, Ynyswen, Penhowe, Cwm Amman, Tyrbach, Tynycoedcae, Clynybedd, Betting and AlltyCadno cottage, garden and field should be merged and extinguished in the freehold and inheritance of the lands. 11 Jan 1934D/D Cil 1/48/1-3

Counterpart agreement to lease for 1 year from 29 Sept. 1946 for £5 dated 17 Dec. 1946; Piece of land situated near the Jubilee Club and Institute adjoining the back lane to Tawe Terrace, Pontardawe, with two huts standing thereon; Includes planD/D Cil 1/49

Agreements And Leases of Properties In Llangyfelach ParishDD Cil/1/4/hub

Lease of Property In The Parish of Llangadog, CarmarthenshireDD Cil/1/5/hub

Schedule of Cilybebyll Estate PropertiesDD Cil/1/6/hub

Licences To Assign By Way of MortgageDD Cil/1/7/hub

Mineral LeasesDD Cil/1/8/hub

Miscellaneous DocumentsDD Cil/1/9/hub

Mortgages And Assignments of Mortgage of The Cilybebyll Estate, 1859-1916DD Cil/1/10/hub

Conveyance of Land In CilybebyllDD Cil/1/11/hub

Deed of ArrangementDD Cil/1/12/hub

Power of AttorneyDD Cil/1/13/hub

Valuation of The Cilybebyll EstateDD Cil/1/14/hub

Tithes For The Parish of LlangiwgDD Cil/1/15/hub

The Will By Which The Leach Family (Who Changed Their Name To Lloyd Under The Terms of The Same Will) Inherited The Cilybebyll EstateDD Cil/1/16/hub

Deeds Relating To The Settlement of The Estate, 1859-1954DD Cil/1/17/hub

Section 2: Records From The Family Solicitor's OfficeDD Cil/2/hub